Gordon Williams’s hobby may seem strange to people when they meet it for the first time. But it is a traditional craft(手艺).He builds model ships inside old bottles.

  Gordon has always loved ships, especially sailing ships from the old days. His interest in this hobby began many years ago when he visited a museum in Ottawa, Canada, where there was a display of model ships in bottles. Gordon thought the display was wonderful. But he wondered how the craftsman got the ship through the thin neck of the bottle. Gordon decided to find it out.

  He found an old master craftsman who was willing to teach him the necessary skills. First, Gordon takes an old bottle. Then he puts in a layer of putty(一层油灰),carefully shaped and painted it look like the sea. Next he builds the ship. To get the ship through the neck of the bottle, Gordon holds down the masts(桅杆).Once the ship is inside the bottle, he takes a long, thin tool to raise the masts.

  Gordon has completed well over one hundred models. His wish is to build bigger model ships, such as aircraft carriers. This will be more challenging, as he will have to build the ship actually inside the bottle. His hobby certainly needs time, patience and a steady hand.

  根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。

1.What’s their opinion when people first meet Gordon’s hobby?

A. Useful.            B. Traditional.          C. Interesting.         D. Unusual.

2.How did Gordon become interested in this hobby?

  A. He met a craftsman who would like to teach him.

  B. He saw a show of model ships in bottles.

  C. He had a journey to Canada.

  D. He has collected many sailing ships.

3.For Gordon, the most difficult step that he wanted to learn was _______.

  A. to shape the bottle like a ship

  B. to paint the layer of putty like the sea

  C. to get the ship through the neck of the bottle

  D. to put the layer of putty into the bottle

4.Which of the following pictures shows the last step of Gordon’s work?

 

5.Gordon’s new plan is more challenging because he will _______.

  A. build a bigger model ship inside the bottle

  B. build more than one hundred ships

  C. put a bigger model ship inside the bottle

  D. make an aircraft carrier

 

任务型阅读（本题有5小题；每小题1分，共5分）

   中学生上网一直是备受关注的热点话题。某班就这一话题组织了一次主题班会。以下是几位同学的观点，请仔细阅读下面内容，完成信息记录卡。

   Li Hua：Surfing the Internet is very exciting. We can do lots of things，such as playing games，listening

           to music，chatting with our friends and so on. I really enjoy it.

Wang Gang：I like surfing the Internet，too. Because I can learn a lot from it. I can get the latest news

         all over the world. I also can find the information I need so that I can spend less time on my

           homework

Zhang Jie：It’s hard to say. I agree that the Internet is helpful to our study. But it’s not right to spend too

         much time on the games. And some information on the Internet is bad for our mind. What’s

         more，surfing too much does harm to our eyes. In a word，we should use the Internet in a 

         right way.

Names	Opinions
Li Hua	◇play games ◇listen to music ◇chat with  1.
Wang Gang	◇get the latest news ◇get useful   2.    ◇do homework    3.
Zhang Jie	◇be helpful to our study ◇don’t spend too much time on the games. ◇be bad for our mind and   4. ◇use the Internet  5.

 

It’s important to learn about protecting our environment. Here is a 5R rule for us:
1.  Reduce
If you want to reduce waste, you should use things wisely. Millions of trees are being cut down to make paper. If everyone uses a little paper carelessly and throw it out, soon we would not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don’t know what to do with the waste in big cities. So it is necessary to reduce the waste
2.  Reuse
You should always think of reusing the usable things before throwing them out. Give your clothes you do not use or the ones which are too small to the poor. With a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger brothers or sisters.
3.  Recycle
Bottles, cans and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so, we save lots of time and money. For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed flat（压平）and melted (融化) and the melted things are made for new coke cans.
4.  Recover
When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten（腐烂的）apples. You have two choices: one is to throw the whole apple away, or you could cut off the rotten parts and eat the good parts. In this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food.
5.  Repair
If one of the legs of your table is broken, you can repair it instead of throwing it away. If you want to change for better ones, It is better for you to sell the old things or give them to other people who can use them after doing some repair. It is true that North America is a “throw-away” society（社会）. But the time has come to change our way of life so that we can protect our environment. Every one of us should try our best.
【小题1】_______ can be recycled.

A．Only hard things

B．Many things

C．Few soft things

D．All things

【小题2】The “recover” rule mainly requires us _______.

A．to throw waste things away	B．to cover waste things with earth
C．to get back the useful parts	D．to throw the whole things away

【小题3】We can infer（推断） that the writer of this passage may live in _______.

A．China

B．Japan

C．Australia

D．America

【小题4】Which of the following is true?

A．We will have no resources（资源） of nature unless we can do with the waste.

B．Recycling is the best way to save resources.

C．If we waste less, we can save more resources of nature.

D．More things are wasted in developed countries than in developing ones.

You know you have to read "between the lines" to get the most out of anything. I want
to tell you something important during your reading.
You shouldn’t mark a book which isn’t yours.   61  If you think it useful to mark
books, you will have to buy them.
There are two ways in which one can own a book. The first is to get the right by paying
for it, just as you pay for clothes and furniture. But full ownership comes only when you
have made it a part of yourself.   62  
There are three kinds of book owners. The first has all the best sellers -- unread and untouched. The second has a great many books.   63  The third has a few dog-eared (翻折的) books, which are marked from front to back.
Why is marking a book necessary? First, it keeps you awake. In the second place, reading is thinking.   64  The marked book is usually the thought-through book. Finally, writing helps you remember the thoughts you had, or the thoughts the writer expressed.
If reading is to learn anything more than passing time, it must be active. The book you
read for pleasure can be read in a state of relaxation, and nothing is lost. But for a great book,
rich in ideas, reading must be active.   65  You should come up with an understanding of
what you have read.
根据材料内容，将A-E五个句子填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整、正确，并将其标号填写在下面题号后的横线上。
A. You can’t let your eyes move across the lines.
B. But most of them are as clean as the day they were bought.
C. And thinking can express itself in words, spoken or written.
D. People who lend you books expect you to keep them clean.
E. The best way to make yourself a part of it is by writing in it.
【小题1】            【小题2】            【小题3】           【小题4】              【小题5】           

Reading is a good habit, but the problem is there’s too much to read these days and too little time to read every word of it. There are hundreds of skills to help you read more in less time. Here are two skills that I think are especially good.

Preview — if it’s long and hard. Previewing is especially useful for getting a general idea of heavy reading like long magazine articles and business reports.

Here’s how to preview.

Ø  Read the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.

Ø  Then read only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.

Previewing doesn’t give you all the details. It keeps you from spending time on things you don’t really want － or need － or read.

Skim － if it’s short and simple. Skimming is a good way to get a general idea of light reading like popular magazines or the sports and entertainment of your daily paper.

Here’s how to skim.

Ø Get your eyes to move fast. Sweep them across each line.

Ø Pick up only a few key words in each line.

Everybody skims differently. You and I may not pick up the same words when we skim the same piece, but we’ll get a similar idea of what it’s all about.

1. How many skills does the writer introduce to help us in reading?

A. One.           B. Two.           C. Three.           D. Four. 

2. What should you do if you read a long article according to the writer?

A. Read every word of it.          B. Read all the details.

C. Pick up a few key words in each line.

D. Read the first and the last two paragraphs carefully.

3. If you read a simple article, which reading skill is better to get the general idea?

A. Previewing.     B. Skimming.       C. Reading.        D. Sweeping.